Wednesday Crossword — July 10, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/10/1985. By Fred Toole.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Wading bird (4)
- IBIS
- 5 Across: Entwines (5)
- COILS
- 10 Across: Smell ___ (suspect something) (4)
- ARAT
- 14 Across: Corner (4)
- NOOK
- 15 Across: Rose essence (5)
- ATTAR
- 16 Across: Get one's goat (4)
- RILE
- 17 Across: Start of a typing exercise (15)
- NOWISTHETIMEFOR
- 20 Across: Purse ___ (street thief) (8)
- SNATCHER
- 21 Across: Aquatic mammal (5)
- OTTER
- 22 Across: Former Mideast org. (3)
- UAR
- 23 Across: Biblical word on a wall (4)
- MENE
- 25 Across: Faddish (6)
- TRENDY
- 29 Across: Stick on again (7)
- REPASTE
- 32 Across: Wine: Comb. form (4)
- OENO
- 33 Across: Kind of boom (5)
- SONIC
- 34 Across: Exercise: Part II (3)
- ALL
- 36 Across: Exercise: Part III (15)
- GOODMENTOCOMETO
- 40 Across: Sicken (3)
- AIL
- 41 Across: Ancient Greek dialect (5)
- ELEAN
- 42 Across: Keyed up (4)
- AGOG
- 43 Across: Girls (7)
- LASSIES
- 45 Across: Industrial town on the Oise (6)
- CHAUNY
- 47 Across: Russian ruler (4)
- TSAR
- 48 Across: Exercise: Part IV (3)
- THE
- 49 Across: Agnew (5)
- SPIRO
- 52 Across: Advertises (8)
- PROMOTES
- 57 Across: End of exercise (15)
- AIDOFTHEIRPARTY
- 60 Across: Require (4)
- NEED
- 61 Across: Van Dine sleuth (5)
- VANCE
- 62 Across: Decays (4)
- ROTS
- 63 Across: Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 64 Across: Llama's habitat (5)
- ANDES
- 65 Across: Galley word (4)
- STET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Caravansaries (4)
- INNS
- 2 Down: Benefit (4)
- BOON
- 3 Down: Des Moines is here (4)
- IOWA
- 4 Down: Comic bit (4)
- SKIT
- 5 Down: China. in literature (6)
- CATHAY
- 6 Down: Turn the ___ cheek (5)
- OTHER
- 7 Down: Roman road (4)
- ITER
- 8 Down: Seminary subj. (3)
- LAT
- 9 Down: ___ Lanka (Ceylon) (3)
- SRI
- 10 Down: Sharp ridges (6)
- ARETES
- 11 Down: Schism (4)
- RIFT
- 12 Down: Medicinal plant (4)
- ALOE
- 13 Down: Atlas abbr. (4)
- TERR
- 18 Down: Sail before the wind (4)
- SCUD
- 19 Down: Rainier's land (6)
- MONACO
- 23 Down: "Three ___ a Horse" (5)
- MENON
- 24 Down: Majestic (4)
- EPIC
- 25 Down: Roman robe (4)
- TOGA
- 26 Down: Lubricate again (5)
- REOIL
- 27 Down: ___ Gay, historic plane (5)
- ENOLA
- 28 Down: Doze (3)
- NOD
- 29 Down: Registers; rosters (5)
- ROTAS
- 30 Down: Important city in S. Korea (5)
- TAEGU
- 31 Down: ___ John, singer (5)
- ELTON
- 33 Down: Express disdain (5)
- SNEER
- 35 Down: Sluggish (4)
- LOGY
- 37 Down: ". . . for a ___ potage" (6)
- MESSOF
- 38 Down: Famed pen name (4)
- ELIA
- 39 Down: Pasture sound (3)
- MAA
- 44 Down: Took long steps (6)
- STRODE
- 45 Down: Tasks (6)
- CHORES
- 46 Down: Rope fiber (4)
- HEMP
- 48 Down: Instant (5)
- TRICE
- 49 Down: Of sound mind (4)
- SANE
- 50 Down: Harbor sight (4)
- PIER
- 51 Down: "Beware the ___ of March" (4)
- IDES
- 52 Down: Await decision (4)
- PEND
- 53 Down: Sculls (4)
- OARS
- 54 Down: Pleasant pace (4)
- TROT
- 55 Down: Feminine suffix (4)
- ETTE
- 56 Down: Meth. (4)
- SYST
- 58 Down: Pride of Sen. Norris (3)
- TVA
- 59 Down: Solo of "Star Wars" (3)
- HAN
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